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Solved - NEH 5085: BMC Singer - 1952
« on: January 20, 2017, 08:58:12 AM »
I'd swear we've had this before, but I can't find it so here it is (again?!):

What is it, from when, based on what and who's driving it - for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5085
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2017, 03:04:31 AM »

 BMC 1500 1952

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Re: NEH 5085
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2017, 05:13:41 AM »

 BMC 1500 1952

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Re: NEH 5085
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2017, 06:10:03 AM »

 based Singer 1500
 British Motor Co, San Francisco
 sportsman Kiel Quale

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Re: NEH 5085
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2017, 06:20:51 AM »

 based Singer 1500
 British Motor Co, San Francisco
 sportsman Kiel Quale

Yes, that's broadly right.  The car was known as the BMC Singer 1500 I believe.  BMC was owned by Norwegian immigrant Kjell Qvale, the guy in the driving seat of the puzzle car, who had quite an illustrious career in the motor world, at one time being the owner of Jensen Motors.

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Re: Solved - NEH 5085: BMC Singer - 1952
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2017, 02:29:55 PM »
The lines almost pre-date the MGA by 3 years.  Only the radiator opening is significantly different.
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